Celebrate (Actual) St. Patrick’s Day 2019 in Hoboken/Jersey City

This Sunday, March 17th is Lá Fhéile Pádraig—the actual Feast of St. Patrick.

That tedious green spectacle a few weeks ago known as LepreCon was quite a different animal. While a lot of us spend most of the “St. Patrick’s Season” hunkered down waiting for the rookies to move along, REAL St. Patrick’s Day is always a great occasion to get out and celebrate with friends—whether they’re Irish or not. Winter is waning, Spring is a few days away and we could all stand to get out of the house for awhile.

On our side of the river, the added bonus is that the epicenter of all regional belligerence and debauchery on this day has shifted from our shores across the Hudson, where the New York St. Patrick’s Day Parade takes all the glory—and all the hassle that comes with it. Over here, there’s plenty of fun to be had without the headaches. Leave the Green Beer in the gutter where it belongs, and follow our lead on St. Patrick’s Day 2019…

Best bets for enjoying the live match is Mulligan’s (159 First Street) in Hoboken, with the NBC replay on at The Hutton (225 Hutton) in Jersey City.

FOOD & DRINK

Give the green bagels or corned beef pizza a miss, and go for genuine Irish fare.
Carpe Diem (1405 Grand Street) is a phenomenal stop for an authentic Irish Breakfast. Then there’s a fantastic menu of Irish specialties on offer throughout the day. Doors open at 11:00.

In JC Heights, The Hutton will hold its weekly traditional Irish Music seisún from 3-6 p.m.

The bars along Hoboken’s First Street, a.k.a. “Irish Row,” are bound to be bustling. The Dubliner (96 First Street), The Shannon (106 First Street), McSwiggan’s (110 First Street), Ferryman On 1st (Bloomfield & First) and Mulligan’s are all great bets. For one of the best pints of the black stuff on this side of the Atlantic (let alone the Hudson), be sure to stop off at The Nag’s Head (359 First Street). Just don’t ask for a shamrock on top… it’s like putting a mustache on the Mona Lisa.

Night cap it at Northern Soul (700 First Street), and you’ve had a hell of a St. Paddy’s Day Bar Crawl.Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!